The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-30

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change the money for tho men who rente
the lot when he offered to make III
change. This closed Bakers crosse exam
nation aud tho morning session Of coul
adjourned. 1853. l551f
DIR. REEVES ON THE STAND.
The prisoner evidently felt the tolls th
prosecution wore weaving around hir
during long and searching cross.exam
ination, and took refuge behind his poo
recollections OF what he had said 10 tn
various witnesses. The closing question
oil Mes weeney "If the kitchen window
were blinded when Mrs. Swearingen wa
at the door at 8 o'clock then they wer
blinded when you left for Gross Creek,
seemed to disconcert Baker very much
but he finally answered: III your by
pothesis 10 correct, tho conclusion mus
be correct also" sliis !,
In the afternoon DR.. James L. Reeves
Of Wheeling, was sworn, and took th,
stand. He said he was q physician, an(
had given much time to the study OF tn,
microscope. He regarded himself as ablt
to make reliable examination OF bloot
stains; was a member OF q microscopic
society. He continued: This collar wa!
given To me to make examination fol
blood stains. l had read the statement
that this collar had been subject to analy.
sls by an expert. When applied the test
l found no difference between the body Of
the collar and the stain that was pointed
out to me. l purchased new collar and
!ound the same results from test Of 1t.
| failed to find any blood crystals on that
collar. 47 49, '55.II. 40
l went over the marks on the panta-
loona with tho magniiying glass, and cut
piece out Of the edge and made the same
tests as upon the collar. l found there
was red wool In the material. went over
these pants by daylight aud also by lamp
light, and found no signs OF blood. On the
shoes l found come Of the fine blood crys.
tails l ever saw. They had evidently been
washed In warm water. This Ia the left
shoe. had no trouble in detecting blood
on the shoes, while on the pants found
none. rz7.
Here the Doctor produced a compound
microscope but did not make any expert.
ment. &
l applied chemical tests to the pants
and collar, but found no blood, but did
upon the shoes. 1t Is impossible by any
test to tell the human blood from the
blood Of any other mammal. -
The Doctor showed several charts to IL
lustrate the corpusclea in the blood OF the
different animals. s.. II,
The time 1t would take human blood to
coagulate depends upon what 1t falls on,
the atmosphere, etc. The rigidity Of the
body after death depends very much upon
the state OF the system OF the time OF
death. Wounds given after death do not
bleed much. 81.
CROSS EXAMINATION. Afs5-l
The marks found upon the shoes indi-
cate blood-four on one shoe and two on
the other; mono above the button. 1t is
probable the shoes had been washed in
warm water. The blood was mammalian.
There had been four or five places cut out
OF the pants before they came to me. The
older the blood the more CRYSTALS are
shown. ! only made tests OF the marks
on tho collar that were pointed out to me,
not on all Of tho marks. only made one
test on the pants. Mr.. Brown came to
my Office with physician but Mr.. Moore
declined to have him join in the exsmi-
nation.
D. NJ. White WAS next called: am one
OF the men who rented the stable. / went
to McWha's between and 0 O'Clock; saw
Baker at the stable; We were in the OF.
chard neither Of the women came out to
tho stable. came back between IL and
O'Clock, and saw the two ladies. We
were there between ten and twenty
l don't remember being in the
orchard at that time. The ladies' did not
go to the orchard at any time. left the
Me ha house about o'clock. came
back next morning at 10 O'Clock; did not
come back that night. The ladies we're
getting dinner while we we're there;
smell it. l don't remember any person
going to the stable at noon. Baker went
with us in the morning, but did not 60
with US to the stable. 80
William Nelson-Am one of the men
who rented the stable; went there Mon.
day morning about o'clock-no one was
with us ct the stable except Mr.. Baker
we came back about noon to the McWha
house, and saw Mrs. Baker and Mrs, Nc.
VIVA; Baker came shortly after; We stayed
twenty or thirty minutes; we did not 20
to the stable then. Neither of the ladies'
went to the orchard at any time. came
back about s that night; stayed at the
stable about an hour and went to Kuox's
Tor the night. We were at the back door
OF the house; none OF us went in; Mrs,
Baker was doing the cooking; think |
saw the table; smelt the odor OF the cook.
ing.
SAW THE OTHER MEN.
Thomas Gardner-I live 200 feet from
the McWha property; was at the house
on the 9th loaing; after noon went out
toward our stable. l cav MIR. Baker, his
wife and Mrs. McWha and one or two
men, at 2 o'clock or near that time, in the
orchard they were not the men who
rented the stable. l went over towards
the school house; Samuel Rslston was
there; stayed twenty minutes on the
bank; l went towards the cut and Raloton
went back to his shanty.
got dinner twenty minutes to twelve
was IN the house as much as an hour
alter dinner, maybe longer; the men were
in the old orchard, half way between the
stable and the new orchard; did not
see Baker, Mrs. McWha and Mrs. Baker
in the new orchard; my stable is across
the commona; my house faces the pike,
west Of the school-house; have q full
view OF the three.cornered lot; did not
see Baker and wife or any'oi the men in
the three.cornered lot or near Lees fence;
don't know where they went; don't know
whether 1t was one or two men; am not
positive rs to the time went out; was at
the stable not over ten minutes; cav
Baker and wife and Mrs. McWha in the
old orchard; l did not know the men who
rented the stable, at that time; 1 did not
see Mrs. Brown or Mrs. Swearingen thtt
day; did not see any buggy on the com.
mons; Ralston and l were sitting about
fifty feet from the McWhG house; Baker
and wife and Mrs. McWha were hall way
between the stable and the fence that